Because if you miss it? Oof. Big trouble. The letter is a golden ticket, but in a Charlie Bucket–meets–tax auditor way. Write the date on your fridge, your phone, and your friend’s phone. Do not rely on memory. I once forgot a dentist appointment and I still feel the shame. This is worse.
And here’s the trick: the address on the letter might not be the assessment centre itself. Sometimes it’s just the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments headquarters—the postal version. The assessment might happen at a nearby clinic or even over a video call now. Yes, video. You can be assessed from your kitchen table. In your pyjamas. (Don’t. Wear pants. Please. For all of us.)
The main addresses you’ll probably see
Let’s break it down, coffee-chat style. The big national office is: Centre for Health and Disability Assessments, PO Box 17739, Cardiff, CF10 9YQ. That’s where you send forms. It’s a PO Box. It’s a digital soul. You can’t visit it. You’d just find a sad paper folder in a giant room.
For actual appointments, they use Health and Disability Assessments (HDA) centres. Common ones: London – 1st Floor, 88–90 Old Street (trendy, but not for fun). Manchester – 3rd Floor, 26–28 King Street (near a Pret a Manger, so silver lining). Glasgow – 4th Floor, 100 Bothwell Street (very Scottish, very tall).
Home 2 – Centre for Disability and Inclusion Africa
